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Video: What does solidarity mean in your philanthropic work?
In between plenaries, sessions, podcast recordings, networking and hearing about all the great work delegates at the 2017 European Foundation Centre annual conference, held just over a week ago in Warsaw, team Alliance caught up …
If philanthropy was as innovative and impactful as possible, what might our world look like?
If philanthropy was as innovative and impactful as possible, what might our world look like? Three inspiring speakers at the Philanthropy New Zealand biennial conference (Philanthropy Summit 2017: Innovate for Impact). Judge Andrew Becroft, Judge …
SDGs: Where do human rights fit in?
729 funders. 20,600 grants. 12,888 organizations. Human rights is a broad field, as demonstrated by the vast data in Foundation Center and the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG)’s Advancing Human Rights research. So it’s …
Attaining SDGs can generate investment returns, new report suggests
A lack of data is considered a key hindrance to the rise of sustainable investments, according to a new report by WHEB, an asset management firm specializing in the investment of clean energy and natural …
Coverage from the 2017 annual EFC conference in Warsaw, Poland
Alliance is proud to have been part of the media coverage for this year’s European Foundation Centre (EFC) conference in Warsaw, Poland. This year’s EFC annual conference, hosted between 31 May – 2nd June, was …
Under the same roof, but not (yet) in connubial bliss: philanthropy and global development
While policymakers and philanthropists both support sustainable development and social justice, prior to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), they had been doing so on parallel tracks. Now the SDGs are part of philanthropy’s shared language. …
Interview: GiveIndia founder Venkat Krishnan
Daan Utsav started in 2009 as Joy of Giving Week. Since then it has gone from strength to strength, with millions getting involved, largely in volunteering and informal giving. Could this develop into more formal, …
A kite flies higher in windy conditions – reflections on the Bond Conference
‘Disruption is the only certainty at the moment’, said Namhla Mniki-Mangaliso, director of African Monitor. That sentiment certainly feels true at the moment. The Bond Annual Conference 2017, a major gathering of international development organizations, …
Measuring small-scale contributions to the SDGs
The December issue of Alliance focused on the topic of community philanthropy and the concept of ‘durable development’ – shifting power closer to the ground and giving agency to local people and their organizations. Here, …
SDGs must be part of community philanthropy agenda
The December issue of Alliance focused on the topic of community philanthropy and the concept of ‘durable development’ – shifting power closer to the ground and giving agency to local people and their organizations. Here, …
